(c)

(b)

(a)

Non covalentcrosslinks- Hydrogen bond- Hydrophobicinteractions

Small gluteninsubunits resultingfrom the breakingof disulphide bonds

Long glutenin chainwith intermolecularcovalent disulphidebond

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Time (sec)

(a)0.025

0.020

0.015

0.010

0.005

0.000

Def

orm

atio

n

whtComp-lgLgriceSgriceComp-sg

(b)

Obelisk

Katepwa

0 4 8 12 16 20

10G2Htime (sec)

0.32

0.24

0.16

0.08

0.00

Shea

r str

ain

(()

0.01 0.010 1 10 100

Time (sec)

1.0

0.1

G(t

)/G

o